Summary of John Townsend's Beyond Boundaries

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#1 Part 1 looks at how trust is broken in relationships, and what happens to the person on the receiving end. It explores the role that healthy boundaries play in protecting and healing people from further damage.

#2 We are designed to seek out relationship and hope that it will be a positive thing. We experience a draw to find someone outside of our own skin with whom we can share life. We want someone to understand us and help us find solutions to our problems.

#3 We are drawn to connection because we want and need it at a deep level that cannot be ignored. It can be pleasurable and fulfilling to love and be loved, and it can be painful and unfulfilling when things break down.

#4 Trust is the oil that keeps the relational machinery running smoothly. It is not a luxury, but a vital component for any good relationship. Without trust, relationships cannot flourish.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669399933

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Part 1 looks at how trust is broken in relationships, and what happens to the person on the receiving end. It explores the role that healthy boundaries play in protecting and healing people from further damage.

#2

We are designed to seek out relationship and hope that it will be a positive thing. We experience a draw to find someone outside of our own skin with whom we can share life. We want someone to understand us and help us find solutions to our problems.

#3

We are drawn to connection because we want and need it at a deep level that cannot be ignored. It can be pleasurable and fulfilling to love and be loved, and it can be painful and unfulfilling when things break down.

#4

Trust is the oil that keeps the relational machinery running smoothly. It is not a luxury, but a vital component for any good relationship. Without trust, relationships cannot flourish.

#5

The draw to relationship is a part of what makes life worth living. It is not the problem, but how we respond to it that is. We can become vulnerable to self-deception if we are with someone we care about.

#6

The honeymoon period in a relationship is the first few weeks of a significant connection with someone, during which we see only the good in them. These idealizing periods help us store up good experiences in relationships so we have something to fall back on when we eventually wake up to reality.

#7

A breach of trust in a relationship is when you no longer believe that the other person will always be there for you, and you doubt that they are who they say they are. When this happens, you have lost trust.

#8

There are two types of trust in a relationship: functional trust and relational trust. In functional trust, you feel you can depend on the other person’s behavior and